Interview with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about Prop 22, capitalism, Travis Kalanick, getting nearly killed while delivering for Uber Eats on a bike in SF, more
everything from Prop 22 to the nature of capitalism to World of Warcraft to Travis Kalanick and Travis Bickle — from his waterfront property on Whidbey Island. https://www.nytimes.com/... Sar Haribhak...
The Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the US, votes to support, fund, and supply resources to employees of Amazon in their unionization efforts
@greenhousenyt https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller : Amazon's $15/hour wage does raise wages for some, but it cuts the wages of many more, because the logistics industry us...
Source: Andy Rubin left Playground Global, the venture firm he founded, in May, with a payout of more than $9M
but he's still in the building C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Andy Rubin exits a venture capital firm he founded, possibly related to scandals Joe Maring / Android Central : Andy Rubin was repor...
Former employees of dog-walking startup Wag, which raised $300M from SoftBank and replaced CEO in Jan. 2018, describe slowed growth, multiple layoffs, and more
(CNN)At the start of 2018, Wag looked like tech's next Big Thing. — In January, the founders of the dog-walking startup announced … Tweets: @seldo , @carnage4life , @_cingraham , @tomgara , @sfieger...
Uber releases its third annual global diversity report, ties some diversity goals for 2022 to the compensation of senior executives for the first time
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In email to employees, Sundar Pichai says Google fired 48 people, including 13 senior managers, over last 2 years for sexual harassment; none had exit packages
Has Amazon Peaked? Rob Quinn / Newser : Google CEO: NYT Story on Us Is ‘Difficult to Read’ Richard Chirgwin / The Register : If you saw a Google ad recently, know that it helped pay off one of its ‘se...
Cameron Poetzscher, a top dealmaker at Uber, has resigned following report about allegations of sexual misconduct
The Unexplored Gold in Apple's Advertising Opportunities Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios : Uber's top dealmaker resigns Becky Peterson / Business Insider : Uber's top dealmaker and trusted adviser to the CEO...
Uber's second annual global diversity report shows women in technical roles up to 18%, from 15% in 2017; black representation is up in tech but down overall
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Vero's rise has put a spotlight on founder's past as an exec at his family's controversial construction firm and the social network's Russian development team
the Instagram App Killer Has Risen to the Top of App Charts Brittany Bennett / Bustle : What Is Vero? Here's What To Know About The New Social Media Platform Everyone Is Talking About Bryan Menegus / ...
Uber CEO announces new “cultural norms” for company after employee input: celebrate differences, do the right thing, act like owners, make big bold bets
and it looks a lot like Google and Amazon Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNNMoney : New from Uber: ‘We do the right thing. Period.’ Madison Malone Kircher / New York Magazine : Uber CEO Replaces Infamous Core ...